![]() ![]() Also, Ahab is so inflexible that no matter how heated the conversation gets, he won't change his opinion. If the entire crew had been told before they signed on to help that they would be hunting the most dangerous whale in the sea none of them would have gone on the voyage and died. ![]() He only tells them the parts that he thinks will motivate them to help him catch the whale. Ahab never tells the entire truth to his men. Ahab and Billy share a few traits even though they are generally opposite characters.Ĭommunication problems are one of the factors that lead to Ahab's and Billy's deaths. Neither of them can see an issue from another point of view, nor can they be influenced by others, although for entirely different reasons. They each have communication problems that play a part in their deaths. There are three traits that tie Captain Ahab and Billy Budd together even though they are on different sides in the fight between Good and Evil. Melville's characters are distinct individuals that have some similarities and differences. ![]()
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